Biden to Create New Climate Corps Employing 20,000 Young Adults

President Biden will use executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will employ over 20,000 young adults.
The climate corps will work on conservation projects like building trails, planting trees, and installing solar panels.
The program is modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps created during the New Deal in the 1930s.
The climate corps was proposed in early versions of the climate law passed last year but was removed due to Republican opposition.
Democrats and activists continued pushing Biden to create the climate corps through executive action.

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